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The Hidden Tax You Pay Every Time You Say "I Need to Think About It"
The one-liner: Indecision feels like safety. Science says otherwise.
What this episode is actually about:
You came to the Hours Back Challenge.
You saw the vision. You felt the pull.
And then... you said you needed...
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From Stuck to Aligned and Expansive, with Joelle Lindsey, Process Engineer and Mother
Introduction and Guest Background Kinia Romanowska introduces her podcast and guest, Joelle Lindsey, a process engineer and mother, emphasizing Joelle’s personal and professional growth through her programs. Joelle...
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Identity Shifts, Energy Alignment, and Unexpected Career Breakthroughs with Amanda Robertson, P.Eng., Mom
Summary & Key Takeaways
1. Identity shifts and inner patterns
Amanda reflects on a tendency to overperform and overachieve, rooted in trying to re-establish safety and direction during periods of change. The...
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25-Year Vision Thinking for Working Mothers: Identity, Priorities, and 1% Daily Shifts, with Monique Tenszen, P.Eng.
The episode introduces host Kinia Romanowska and guest Monique Tenszen, a principal engineer and mother of three, as they shift from a previous emotional discussion into a more mindset-focused conversation. Monique...
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This Engineer Has 4 Kids, a Career, a Season Without Daycare, and Still Built a Better Life (With Patricia Stebbing, Engineer)
What happens when a woman stops treating survival as success?
In this episode, I sit down with Patti, an engineer, mother of four, and one of the clearest examples I know of what becomes possible when a woman...
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She Left a 20-Year HR Career, Built a Business in a Year, and Her Marriage Got Better. With Mara Zelwianski, Founder, Escuela Working Parents
She Left a 20-Year HR Career, Built a Business in a Year, and Her Marriage Got Better. Here's What Changed.
Mara Zelwianski thought she was looking for productivity hacks. Instead, she found her north star... and...
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She Got the Promotion. And She Didn't Miss a Single Basketball Game. With Jen Harkleroad, P.Eng.
She Got the Promotion. And She Didn't Miss a Single Basketball Game.
Engineer Your Success, Leadership and Life Harmony Like a Mother Guest: Jen Harkleroad, P.Eng. | Civil Engineering Leader | Mom of Two
She had read...
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When Your Body Says Enough: Identity, Safety, and the Toolkit You Deserved Earlier, with Monique Tenszen, P.Eng.
Listen to part 2 here.
You pushed through.
You got the degree, the promotion, the shareholder title.
You wore the green hard hat as the youngest person on site and figured out how to earn the room anyway.
And at...
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The Critical Working-Mom Calibration Nobody Teaches You in Engineering School
Why "Work Harder" Becomes a Liability the Moment You Become a Mom
Nobody hands you a playbook for the moment a senior leader propositions you on a job site.
Nobody teaches you, in engineering school, what to do when...
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The Working-Mom Health Plan Nobody Talks About: How I'm Preparing My Body for My 40s, Menopause, and the Long Game
Episode Summary:
Kinia shares the exact health framework she's built over six years as a working mom of three... covering the three pillars she coaches inside the MoMBA program: Mindset, Identity, and Operations. This...
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Why You Can Buy Time Back... But Still Can't Keep It
You already know how to build systems.
So why does your reclaimed time keep disappearing?
In this 13-minute episode, Kinia names the real reason... it's not an operations fix you need first. It's Mindset, Identity, or...
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Building a strong personal brand as a woman engineer, with Sheliza Kassam, P.Eng.
Engineer Your Success, Leadership & Life Harmony Like a Mother Guest: Sheliza Kassam, P.Eng.
What happens when a chemical engineer, charity founder, and rising leader sits down to talk about what it actually takes...
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